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Merciless (Body Count album)
2024 studio album by Body Count
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Merciless is the eighth studio album by American heavy metal band Body Count. It was released on November 22, 2024, via Century Media Records. Production was handled by Ice-T, Vincent Price and Will Putney. It features guest appearances from Corpsegrinder, Howard Jones, Joe Bad, and Max Cavalera.
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| Released | November 22, 2024 | |||
| Recorded | February 21, 2022 – May 1, 2023[1] | |||
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| Length | 41:22 | |||
| Label | Century Media | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The Arts Desk |   [4] |
| Blabbermouth.net | 8/10[5] |
| Distorted Sound | 7/10[6] |
| Kerrang! | 3/5[7] |
| laut.de | [8] |
| Louder Than War | [9] |
| Metal Epidemic |  [2] |
| Metal Hammer | [10] |
| RockHard | 8/10[11] |
Background
The album is based on vocalist Ice-T's love of horror movies, a theme he decided on while in New Jersey during the COVID-19 pandemic:
"I was watching horror movies, serial killers, all this s—. So before you know it, there’s a song called ‘The Purge.’ There’s a song called ‘Psychopath.’ I’m looking at this new election coming. I’m like, ‘these motherf—s are gangbanging.’ All these different topics are coming to my head, and we make the next record."[12]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Tracy Marrow, Vincent Dennis, Will Dorsey and Will Putney except where stated.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Interrogation Interlude" | 1:31 | |
| 2. | "Merciless" | 3:18 | |
| 3. | "The Purge" (featuring Corpsegrinder) | 3:46 | |
| 4. | "Psychopath" (featuring Joe Bad) | 3:19 | |
| 5. | "Fuck What You Heard" | 3:17 | |
| 6. | "Live Forever" (featuring Howard Jones) | 3:11 | |
| 7. | "Do or Die" | 3:19 | |
| 8. | "Comfortably Numb" | David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Marrow | 6:17 |
| 9. | "Lying Motherfucka" | 3:29 | |
| 10. | "Drug Lords" (featuring Max Cavalera) | 2:43 | |
| 11. | "World War" | 3:17 | |
| 12. | "Mic Contract" | 3:48 | |
| Total length: | 41:22 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Interrogation Interlude" (instrumental) | 1:31 |
| 2. | "Merciless" (instrumental) | 3:18 |
| 3. | "The Purge" (instrumental) | 3:46 |
| 4. | "Psychopath" (instrumental) | 3:19 |
| 5. | "Fuck What You Heard" (instrumental) | 3:17 |
| 6. | "Live Forever" (instrumental) | 3:11 |
| 7. | "Do or Die" (instrumental) | 3:19 |
| 8. | "Comfortably Numb" (instrumental) | 6:17 |
| 9. | "Lying Motherfucka" (instrumental) | 3:29 |
| 10. | "Drug Lords" (instrumental) | 2:43 |
| 11. | "World War" (instrumental) | 3:17 |
| 12. | "Mic Contract" (instrumental) | 3:48 |
| Total length: | 41:22 | |
Personnel
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Body Count
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Additional musicians
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Charts
| Chart (2024–2025) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13] | 22 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] | 122 |
| Croatian International Albums (HDU)[15] | 25 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] | 12 |
| Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ)[17] | 28 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (Official Charts)[18] | 27 |